A stamp, estimated at a value of 20,000 euro, will be the "star" exhibit at Naposta '05. Discovered in 2004 by a Bavarian collector, this celebrated postage stamp, featuring a portrait of the actress Audrey Hepburn, should never have been released—the Hepburn heirs objected to the stamp just before the issue date in 2001 and it was withdrawn by Deutsche Post before being released as reported previously in GSM (Newsdesk, February 2005).
At least two copies, however, were released—the first one was discovered at a company in Wolfsburg, and is the one to be displayed at the Naposta '05 National Postage Stamp Fair which runs from 2 to 5 June at the Hanover Congress Centre, Germany. Werner Durrschmidt, the discoverer of the stamp, will be at the show to talk about his 'treasure'. Meanwhile the second copy will be auctioned in Wiesbaden on the first day of Naposta '05.
